Mountains and rivers are waiting for you to return

Chapter 294: Extra : Kan Fishing Town

It is spring.

The city of Kanyu in the valley country is full of bright flowers and charming willows.

The spring robe is on the ground, the breeze is gentle and pleasant, the weather is light cold and light warm, and it is half cloudy and half sunny with dusk clouds.

This year's Dengyun Heroes Conference was held here.

There is a large lake in the eastern suburbs of Kanyu City. The main venue of the Dengyun Heroes Conference is on the large performance stage by the lake. The competition is fierce and the seats are full and the crowd is surging.

Pei Nai avoided the busiest places and sat on an island on the other side of the lake, enjoying the scenery, watching the willow branches swaying in the breeze and the surging waves.

She was enjoying the comfort of spring and going fishing.

Following the instructions of the officials of Kanyu City, Ju Liancheng found Pei Nai, and there were eight fishing rods in front of her.

She was staring at the waves to see if there were any fish on the hook.

Pei Nai heard the footsteps and turned to look at Ju Liancheng. He was not surprised by his appearance, but joked: "Hey, the new champion is here."

Ju Liancheng took part in the imperial examination last year, and just as most people expected, he passed all the tests and entered the palace examination.

He continued to perform stably during the palace examination and was chosen as the top scorer by Xiao Mingyi.

Later, Xiao Mingyi directly appointed him as the Deputy Director of the Ministry of Rites, and a few months later transferred him to the Ministry of Rites as a Langzhong.

Two months ago, Ju Liancheng directly transferred to another ministry and officially took up the post of Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.

From a sixth-rank Yuanwailang to a fourth-rank Hubu Shilang, Ju Liancheng was promoted all the way within a year.

Moreover, any discerning person can see that the emperor frequently transfers him around so that he can gain experience in various departments, become familiar with the regulations and government affairs, and then promote him to a more important position when the time is right.

Such a high starting point made everyone realize how much Emperor Tianyao values his aunt's loyal subjects.

But all the officials were convinced.

Ju Liancheng's father is Ju Yan, a wise man of all trades and a hero revered by Tianyao and the Kingdom of Mountain Valley for thousands of years. Ju Liancheng assisted Pei Nai during the war and was a hero in the great war between the East and West Territories.

Before he entered officialdom, he had already accumulated achievements that an ordinary person could not achieve in a lifetime.

Even Duke Duan Ding's former subordinates who served in various ministries would support and care for him because of their friendship with his father.

Ju Liancheng had been an official for almost a year, and the coldness between his brows and eyes was even greater than before. Only when he saw Pei Nai did his eyes calm down a little.

He walked over on the white jade suspension bridge and asked, "Why are you alone?"

"Gu Jinheng, Han Ruize, Da Xian, Shao Liran, Gongyang Zisheng and the others have something to discuss with Zhang Sheng. Da Xi Shangle and Huyan Sangnian went to the market. Huyan Weizhao is watching the competition over there. I'm here to help watch the fishing rods for them." Pei Nai pointed at the fishing rods in front of him and said the names to him. There was no unhappiness on his face, and he seemed to be enjoying fishing.

Ju Liancheng followed the sound of weapons colliding in the fighting arena and looked into the distance, then retracted his gaze, "They are fighting over there, the noise has sunk into the water, how can you catch fish here?"

"Of course, they scared the fish here, so it's especially easy to catch them." Pei Nai answered, "Da Xian picked the spot. He said that according to his experience, this place can catch a lot of big fish. We can grill the fish tonight."

Ju Liancheng was somewhat speechless, "Emperor Qilu Ming is still the same as always, obsessed with fishing and grilling fish."

"By the way, why did you come directly to my place? Aren't you going to join them in the gathering? After all, they are discussing serious matters." Pei Nai asked curiously.

Ju Liancheng picked a chair next to her and sat down. "This time I asked for leave from His Majesty to meet you and pay tribute to my father. I have no official duties."

After all, the Valley Kingdom is the place where Ju Yan died, and it has unusual significance to him.

"Senior Qu also brought his two new disciples to pay homage to Qu Mufeng the day before yesterday." As Pei Nai was speaking, her own fishing rod moved.

Pei Nai lifted the handle and a fat fish was hooked.

"Kanyu City is worthy of being based on fishing. The meat of these lake fish looks very good." Pei Nai said as he took the fish he caught and put it into the fish basket next to him.

Ju Liancheng remembered each person's position and fishing rod clearly based on the fishing rod she pointed to when she first said the person's name.

He wondered, "Isn't this what you caught with your fishing rod? How did you put it in Daxian's basket?"

"Gu Jinheng and Han Ruize each have two or three big fish in their baskets. If Da Xian comes back and sees them, he will be sad. This way he won't be sad." Pei Nai said honestly.

Ju Liancheng's eyes twitched, "You are quite good at carrying water."

Pei Nai suddenly felt that this sentence sounded familiar, but he couldn't remember who said it last time.

They didn't stay together for long.

Gu Jinheng, Han Ruize, Da Xian and their group came back.

Pei Nai stood up to greet them and happily told them about her fishing gains, but she was stopped by Gu Jinheng after she had said just two words.

"Nair." Gu Jinheng's eyes looked a little strange, and it seemed that his body froze for a moment.

Pei Nai could feel that when they first met, Gu Jinheng's spiritual energy was flowing quickly through her body as usual, checking whether she was okay and whether she was injured.

This was a normal thing, and Pei Nai was used to it.

But at this moment Gu Jinheng behaved abnormally, and others looked at him in confusion.

Pei Nai then realized that the Dan Dao divine energy was staying in her abdomen.

Pei Nai looked down at her belly and asked him, "What's wrong? I didn't have a stomachache today."

Gu Jinheng's expression didn't change much, but his pupils gradually enlarged as the Dandao divine energy probed him, revealing his inner emotional fluctuations.

Gu Jinheng suddenly stepped forward and hugged her gently.

"What's wrong?" Han Ruize asked with a frown. Gu Jinheng's reaction made them all feel uneasy. Pei Nai also patted Gu Jinheng, "What's wrong? Am I sick?"

Only then did Gu Jinheng let her go and shook his head.

He placed his palm on Pei Nai's belly and said to her, "Naier, there's a baby here."

Pei Nai let out an “ah”.

Han Ruize and Da Xian were both unable to hide their shock and came closer to surround her.

"Are you sure?" Han Ruize urged Gu Jinheng, "Feel her pulse. Is she pregnant?"

Pei Nai also felt it was very sudden. Although she had always wanted a child, her body did not react at all at this moment, and everything had been normal recently.

She raised her arm and handed it to Gu Jinheng, and Gu Jinheng stretched out two fingers and touched her wrist.

After waiting for a while, he shook his head and said, "There is no pregnancy pulse. The child is probably too young. He is not even as big as a finger joint."

"You were just pregnant and the divine energy detected it. Your martial arts have such wonderful uses." Pei Nai couldn't help but sigh.

Everyone else felt a little helpless that her focus could be so strange at a time like this.

Da Xian's frown had not yet completely relaxed. He seemed a little nervous and asked, "Is Mingzhi feeling unwell?"

Pei Nai thought about it and shook his head: "No, my appetite is also very good. Look, Gu Jinheng didn't even notice anything unusual before this."

Gu Jinheng has always taken good care of her.

Even if she just accidentally ate incompatible food and her stomach had a mild reaction, she usually didn't feel it, but Gu Jinheng would notice it and then regulate it for her.

After hearing her say that everything was normal, Daxian's expression improved a little.

But Da Xi'an was still worried, so he turned to ask Gong Yang Zisheng beside him: "Zisheng, what preparations do I need to make to protect my pregnancy? Are there any dietary taboos?"

There were no doctors around at the moment. Gongyang Zisheng's wife had given birth to a child last year, so he was the only one with experience.

Gongyang Zisheng was confused by the question, "Don't do strenuous exercise and be careful during sex. There will be nothing else, right?" He was a little uncertain.

"Let's take her spear first." Han Ruize said decisively.

Pei Nai was stunned, "Are you so cruel?"

"You really can't practice shooting anymore. Naier, can you bear it for a year?" Gu Jinheng's voice was extremely gentle.

Pei Nai couldn't bear his soft request and compromised: "Okay, okay, I'll listen to you."

"Can you tell whether it's a boy or a girl?" Han Ruize asked this question.

Da Xian also looked at Gu Jinheng with some anticipation.

Gu Jinheng denied, "She's still too young, I can't tell now."

"But Gu Jinheng hopes to have a daughter." Pei Nai exposed his idea.

Da Xian's eyes lit up, "Little Mingzhi must be very cute. I want her to be the empress of Qilu."

Pei Nai hurriedly dispelled his idea, "No, if this happens, people will really think that you and I have the baby, and it will be hard to explain."

She knew that Daxian would try to make her child the crown prince.

Daxian curled his lips.

Pei Nai asked Han Ruize again: "Do you hope it's a boy or a girl?"

"Boys and girls are both good." Han Ruize answered her seriously.

Because she was pregnant at the moment, Han Ruize looked at her with unusually gentle eyes.

Pei Nai narrowed his eyes and frowned, looking a little ferocious in silence, "Didn't you ask this question?!"

Han Ruize smiled and said, "Because he is your child, I just want to understand him."

Pei Nai touched his belly again and said, "Okay, we can give him a name while eating grilled fish tonight."

Thinking of this, she quickly pointed at everyone's fish baskets and said, "Look! The fish I caught for you are really big!"

At this time, everyone felt something was wrong.

As time went by, I realized that she didn't take her pregnancy seriously at all, but Gu Jinheng, Han Ruize, Da Xian and others were very panicked.

"Nell, stay away from the oven."

"Pei Nai, run slower!"

"Mingzhi, the lake water is a little cold, don't put your hand in it."

Pei Nai's roar came from the lakeside, she finally couldn't stand it anymore: "You are exaggerating! I am pregnant, not seriously ill!"

"Don't talk nonsense!"

"Penai!"

"Quick, bah, bah."

Pei Nai: "."

(End of this chapter)